Margate railway station
You can reach 71 stations directly from Margate on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Broadstairs, with 123 trains a day.
Margate is the nearest station for postcodes in CT9. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Margate
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadstairs | 123 | 121 | 100 |
| Ramsgate | 119 | 121 | 100 |
| Faversham | 84 | 85 | 69 |
| Herne Bay | 83 | 85 | 69 |
| Whitstable | 83 | 85 | 69 |
| Birchington-on-Sea | 82 | 75 | 61 |
| Sittingbourne | 71 | 83 | 68 |
| Gillingham | 69 | 83 | 68 |
| Rainham | 69 | 83 | 68 |
| Chatham | 68 | 81 | 67 |
| Rochester | 68 | 81 | 67 |
| Stratford International | 68 | 67 | 57 |
| London St. Pancras International | 68 | 67 | 57 |
| Ebbsfleet International | 64 | 67 | 57 |
| Chestfield & Swalecliffe | 54 | 43 | 33 |
| Westgate-on-Sea | 54 | 43 | 33 |
| Dumpton Park | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Ashford International | 45 | 38 | 31 |
| Thanet Parkway | 44 | 37 | 31 |
| Canterbury West | 42 | 37 | 31 |
| Bromley South | 34 | 44 | 37 |
| London Victoria | 34 | 45 | 37 |
| Gravesend | 29 | 36 | 30 |
| Strood | 29 | 36 | 30 |
| Longfield | 13 | 23 | 0 |
| Meopham | 13 | 23 | 0 |
| Teynham | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| Newington | 10 | 11 | 3 |
| London Bridge | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| London Cannon Street | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Minster | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Chilham | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Chartham | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Dover Priory | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sturry | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Wye | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Deal | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Folkestone Central | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Folkestone West | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Martin Mill | 3 | 1 | 0 |
and 31 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Margate is
1,287,330 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 434th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 9,245 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Margate and London St Pancras International than any other pair: 416,474 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 41 stations instead of 71, a drop of about 42%. Saturday runs to 60.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Margate loses 14 including Erith, Greenwich, Deptford, Westcombe Park, Woolwich Dockyard, Woolwich Arsenal.
Nearest other stations
- Westgate-on-Sea 1.5 miles
- Birchington-on-Sea 3.1 miles
- Broadstairs 3.1 miles
- Ramsgate 3.4 miles
- Dumpton Park 3.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Margate, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Tivoli · 0.6 miles
- Margate Sands · 0.9 miles
- Ramsgate Town · 3.7 miles
- Ebbsfleet and Cliffsend Halt · 3.9 miles
- Ramsgate Harbour · 4.3 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.